by Ben Kissin, United States of America The 2013 Hague Symposium has been a great experience so far, and there has been a wealth of knowledgeable speakers who have lectured for us. Today’s speaker was former [...]
by Alex Raleigh, United States of America As I completed the readings in preparation for today’s case study on the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY), I realized I knew almost nothing about the conflict. Nevertheless, after four [...]
by Marni Manning, Australia While our initial week introduced the fundamentals of transitional justice and peace building, Monday’s guest presenters, Dr Derick Brinkerhoff and Dr Francesc Vendrell, provided unique insights into the practical realities associated [...]
Troy Powell, Canada Our breakout discussions were quite interesting and covered a wide gamut of topics. If I were to identify an overarching theme I would say it was globalization. A topic that evoked a protean [...]
by Joelle Thibault, Canada Wednesday at The Hague symposium, the class went downtown to the Leiden University, where we joined our guest speaker Dov Jacobs. He is an Assistant Professor in International Law at the Grostius Centre. [...]
Yabah Berthe Bognini, Ivory Coast The fourth day of the symposium began with a field trip at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The purpose of the trip was to learn more about the ICC and [...]
by Sarah Tiong, Australia It was a privilege to receive wisdom and perspective from Dr Dov Jacobs on Wednesday. The primary focus of our lesson was the elements and mechanisms to achieving justice. The IPSI [...]
by Wanja Munaita, Kenya/Canada From Australia to Cameroon, India to the United States, we gathered yesterday with much anticipation for the first lecture of what has been defined as “an intense but fun & fulfilling” month at the [...]
Troy Powell, Canada On day one of the IPSI symposium on Post Conflict Transitions and International Justice, I was given the opportunity to take part in a fruitful discussion with people from many different countries. To [...]
by SeoHyun Choi, South Korea Suppose there are two different groups of people on the street, protesting against the authoritarian government. One of them is armed and ready to take a violent action; the other is [...]